Anthony Koletti went to smoke a joint with mate on the night wife Melissa Caddick went missing

Anthony Koletti went out to smoke a joint with a buddy the night his wife Melissa Caddick went missing before deleting a series of text messages, an inquest has been told, as he reveals the fraudster was wearing “grandma’s underwear and physical” was perfect.

Koletti said his wife was wearing black gym clothes and “grandma” style underwear when she was last seen leaving their Dover Heights home.

In a missing person’s questionnaire, he described his wife as “very healthy,” a “born leader,” and only drank glasses of Chardonnay on weekends.

Koletti said she liked to “ski, jog and walk,” smoke three Winfield Golds a day, and that her “fictional hero” was Joan of Arc.

The questionnaire came when the NSW Inquiry into Ms Caddick’s disappearance learned that Koletti had deleted text messages from his phone to hide from police that he was smoking a joint with a friend the night his wife disappeared.

He told the court that on the evening of November 12, 2020, he drove to a friend’s house to get an “e-cigarette.”

“Was it actually to smoke a joint?” asked the counsel assisting Jason Downing SC.

“I don’t know… it’s possible,” said Mr. Koletti.

“You’ve got to remember it,” said Mr. Downing.

“Let’s just say I did. What is your point?’ said Mr. Koletti.

‘One night you told us you’d been frisking all day… you were actually smoking a joint with a friend,’ Mr Downing said.

Koletti said he was concerned about his wife and accepted that it was to calm himself if he did.

Mr Koletti deleted the text messages exchanged with that friend before handing over his phone to the police to help with their investigation, Mr Downing said.

Koletti said doing that had “something to do with marijuana.”

He formally reported his wife missing the next day on November 13, and was asked if he had been out the night before.

“Not that I know of,” he said.

The bizarre descriptions come after a hard day at the inquest of Mr. Koletti, who appeared to be in tears through ‘confusing’ questions.

He was banned from testifying on Wednesday after being asked if he could read by counsel assisting the coroner.

“Mr. Koletti, you can read, can’t you?” Jason Downing S asked to which Mrs. Caddick’s husband replied, ‘I am so confused by your questions’.

The outburst came after Mr Koletti was grilled over an inconsistency over his wife’s disappearance.

He told Mr Downing that on the morning of November 12, 2020, when Ms Caddick disappeared, he assumed she had been exercising.

“I thought nothing of it… she just went for a walk, which she does every day, no problem,” he told police in an interview.

As proof, Mr. Koletti agreed that his wife had no habits, that her exercise regimen was irregular, and that she mainly jogged on the treadmill.

Mr Downing went on to question Mr Koletti on Wednesday about this inconsistency, asking if he was now trying to justify his answers.

“One of the accounts must not be true,” Mr. Downing said.

“I suppose so, yes,” said Mr. Koletti.

“Why do you guess?” said Mr Downing.

“Since your questions are confusing, the way you talk is not the way my mind works,” Mr. Koletti said.

‘Everyone has a different opinion. You have to understand that. I don’t think you do. I’ve been through a lot, in case you haven’t noticed.’

He spent the afternoon resting out of sight in the NSW Coroners Court building, before his solicitor told the magistrate he was to be assessed before returning.

“We’re going to see someone with him, he might be okay, but we’re not doctors,” his lawyer Judy Swan said.

Ms. Ryan eventually asked Mr. Koletti to leave the witness stand and said she trusted him to focus on the questions and answer truthfully.

Koletti may return on Thursday to testify if he is deemed suitable.

It comes when the brother of missing fraudster Melissa Caddick says her family categorically rejects the idea that her husband could have harmed her or was complicit in her disappearance.

Adam Grimley says the family is a “floored” counselor who is assisting in the investigation into the presumed death of Mrs. Caddick, who appears to be “haunting” his brother-in-law.

In a statement to Deputy Coroner Elizabeth Ryan on Sept. 19, he described Anthony Koletti as an “extremely gentle and kind man” who remains a valued member of the family.

“I am making this statement in response to counsel’s questioning who suggests that my brother-in-law … could have harmed my sister or been complicit in her disappearance in some way,” Mr Grimley said.

“The family categorically rejects such ideas and is absolutely baffled that counsel’s help seems to be chasing Anthony and saying that Anthony or the police are responsible for Melissa’s disappearance.”

He noted that counsel appeared to be presenting “unverified gossip as fact” and said Mr Koletti had suffered greatly from the loss of his wife, the shock of her misconduct and the baseless accusations that followed.

The statement was filed in court before Koletti was called to testify this week, but was asked to resign on Wednesday due to his confusion and grief.

The inquest for Deputy Coroner Elizabeth Ryan continues.